Surround sound

[Scotteh]

Another quick question

Say my connection is;

WD TV > AV (HDMI)
Sky+HD > AV (HDMI + Optical)
Xbox 360 > AV (HDMI)
Bluray > AV (HDMI)

When connecting to the TV via HDMI, does this carry sound (so my TV will have sound as well as my speakers)?

 

[Marsman]

Yes I would imagine so. At least that makes sense that it would be like that. There are probably options to disable sound going to the TV, if you didn't want it to do that.

 

[Scotteh]

Denon AVR-1312
Boston Soundware XS SE
LG BD650
Camrbdige Audio SYMPHONY 100
VDC Optical Cable
Fisual Subwoofer Cable (3m)
HDMI Cable pack of 2
Fisual Easy Fix Banana Plugs (3x = 12 plugs/6 speakers)

and a WD TV

is all this compatible with Sky+HD, Xbox 360?

Thanks one last time

 

[Marsman]

Certainly.

 

[Scotteh]

So no other cables required etc and that'll do it all (obviously got the HDMI for Sky+HD and Xbox already)

thanks

 

[Marsman]

Looks like you have everything covered.

Edit: On second thought. Won't you require 3 extra HDMI cables not 2?

1 from the WDTV. 1 from the BD player. 1 to the TV from the AVR.

 

[Scotteh]

Ah yeah

Will get 2 packs of the HDMI cables then

Thanks.

 

[Marsman]

Might be a good idea to remove the links from the famous jungle site, as they are competitor, and OcUK also sells HDMI and optical cables.

 

[Scotteh]

Do they consider them a competitor as they don't focus primary on computer components other one i linked for WDTV was filtered so figured other was fine

Also any suggestions on bluray players, one i linked was reduced to £30 but you can't order it online, all stuff i'm ordering will be done online

Also with RS, do you just buy say 20m of cable or are you supposed to tell them like specific size you want (as online order just seems to be qty of 1m)

 

[Avathar77]

There is a BD player in RS which supports DNLA for 49.99. Not sure if that is your thing though!

 

[Scotteh]

Is it for sale online?

I only see one for £49.99 thats available online

 

[Avathar77]

Wow! They are all gone now! I was looking at a samsung and a philips one both for 49.99 each!(with DNLA)

 

[Scotteh]

yeh i seen the samsung one but it's only available in store (as its limited amount left)

 

[Scotteh]

I'm assuming from RS you just buy like 20m of cable and cut it yourself rather than buying specific sizes?

 

[Marsman]

Do they consider them a competitor as they don't focus primary on computer components other one i linked for WDTV was filtered so figured other was fine.

Depends what the items are. I think you can link things if it's something that isn't sold by OcUK. Although Amazon do sell PC parts, that isn't their core business. Linking a toaster for eg, wouldn't be a problem. OcUK do sell HDMI and optical cables, so that is why I mentioned it.

Also with RS, do you just buy say 20m of cable or are you supposed to tell them like specific size you want (as online order just seems to be qty of 1m)

It's sold as 1 unit is 1 meter. So if you want 20m, then just put in 20.

 

[Scotteh]

Yeh I bought 20m so i guess I just need to cut it myself?

 

[Marsman]

Yep.

 

[Scotteh]

Are they easy to cut or do you need wire/cable cutters to do it?

 

[Marsman]

You could do it with scissors if they are fairly sharp. The cable won't be that thick, so shouldn't be too difficult with scissors. With thicker cable, you'd definitely need cutters.

 

[Scotteh]

Ah k thanks

Also I'm guessing using a staple gun to quickly attach the cable around the corners of the ceiling wouldn't be advised with thinner cabling or shouldn't it be an issue?